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Curriculum Integration: Preparing Prospective Teachers
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This article describes a science methods course that prepares preservice teachers to integrate a curriculum around thematic units. The project enables students to pull together standards, specific content, teaching…
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Point of View: How to Survive an Academic Job Interview
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Career development is an important issue, and there are aspects of finding the right position that are particular to science faculty. Although this article does not follow the usual format and subject of submissions to…
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Tech Trek: TeacherTube for Science
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Following in the footsteps of YouTube, TeacherTube is a website where teachers can access a trove of videos that can be used in the classroom to improve instruction. The inclusion of YouTube as a venue in the…
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Expanding Students’ Professional Horizons: A View from the Earth and Space Sciences
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Teachers can use this inspiring article to introduce students to careers in the Earth and space sciences. The authors discuss the interdisciplinary nature of the geosciences, job opportunities and prospects, and their…
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The experts address the following questions in this month’s column: How do sunscreens work? Does baby oil really make you tan faster? Why do some people tan more than others or end up getting a bad sunburn after…
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The projects in this article focus on how a team approach can take advantage of the best of the Internet. To spread the word about these projects information is posted on teacher listservs, discussion areas, and…
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Maria lifts up a book from the table. Dietre eats cereal for breakfast. Akisha winds up a toy robot. Jacob puts batteries in a flashlight. These seemingly dissimilar events demonstrate various ways children experience…
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Step-by-step instructions in the chemistry lab often eliminate opportunities for inquiry, higher levels of thinking, and the sense of accomplishment students find through independent discovery. However, removing…
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Technology and visual representations offer many ways to engage students in active inquiry. In this article students use planetarium software to gather data about the Moon.
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This article discusses four labs—centered on the science of heat transfer—that define the procedure, include meaningful scientific content, and ask interesting questions. The simple extensions described lead to more…
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Frances Hamerstrom: Wildlife Biologist
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The main purpose of this article is to provide a series of science lessons geared around the work and life of wildlife biologist Frances Hamerstrom. The activities are grouped around specific books she wrote.
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Contrary to what we often hear and teach, there is good news to be found on the environmental front. Environmental success stories show us not only that sustainability is possible, but also how people have made it…
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Aspirin History and Applications
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Of the thousands of drugs and medicines available for the prevention, treatment, and control of human disease and discomfort, the most widely used is aspirin. This article explores the historical development of aspirin…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Cloud Watchers
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Weather is a topic in science that is applicable to our lives on an everyday basis. The weather often determines what we wear, where we go, and what we do. This month’s column focuses on clouds and the part they play in…
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Reflections on Earth—Remote-Sensing Research from Your Classroom
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The Smithsonian Institution, with support from Honda, has developed a program entitled Reflections on Earth to provide resources for remote-sensing education. Through this program, teachers and students have access to…
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